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David Leonard

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Finance

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Academic Background

  • Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Finance, 1976
  • M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Finance, 1973
  • B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Finance, 1970

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Financial Analyst, J.M. Smucker Company (May, 1979–August, 1979).
  • 1994: Expert Witness Testimony on Warrant Valuation
  • 1992: Expert Witness on Financial Valuation (various years)

Recent Publications

  • Leonard, D. C., Nixon, T. D., & Shull, D. M. (2005). Marketing Closed-End Fund IPOs: An Analysis of the International Stock Funds. Financial Review, 40 (4), 497-518.
  • Leonard, D. C. & Shull, D. M. (2003). Impact of the 1987 Stock Market Crash on Domestic and International Closed-End Fund Discounts. International Journal of Business Research, 7 (1), 61-81.
  • Leonard, D. C. & Shull, D. M. (1997). Investor Sentiment and the International Closed-End Stock Funds. International Journal of Business Research, 4 (1), 1-18.
  • Leonard, D. C. & Shull, D. M. (1996). Investor Sentiment and the Closed-End Funds: Impact of the January Effect. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 36, 171-126.
  • Leonard, D. C. & Solt, M. E. (1990). On Using the Black-Scholes Model to Value Warrants. Journal of Financial Research, 13, 81-92.

Honors & Awards

  • 2006: Who's Who of Business Education, Academic Keys.
  • 2006, 2005, 2001: Associated Student Government Honored Professor
  • 2006, 2005, 2001: Miami University Associated Student Government.
  • 2005: Listed for publications in research journals, Scholars Universe.
  • 2000: Certificate of Excellence in Instruction of MBAs, 2000, Miami University MBA Program.
  • 1993: Farmer School of Business Administration Teaching Award,
  • 1990: Delta Sigma Pi Professor of the Year Award, Delta Sigma Pi–Miami Chapter.
  • 1988: Beta Gamma Sigma Distinguished Faculty Award, 1988: Beta Gamma Sigma–Miami Chapter.

Professional Interests

  • Research: Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds and ETFs
  • Teaching: Investments, Portfolio Management and International Financial Markets

Areas of Expertise

  • International finance
  • Investments